Futures of CCA
New workshops, classrooms, facilities, and community spaces will connect students and disciplines in a vibrant, state-of-the-art environment for art, design, and education.
CCA's expansion will connect residence halls and buildings on campus. Rendering courtesy of Studio Gang.
Rooted in the Bay Area, building toward the future
CCA is the action-oriented art and design school in San Francisco. We've helped shape the Bay Area cultural landscape for nearly 120 years, and our expanded campus, which will be completed this fall 2024, will add 82,305 square feet of space to teach, make, and present art. The new addition brings together more than 30 academic programs and disciplines, student housing and dining, and interdisciplinary learning on one campus in San Francisco's burgeoning art and design district. Architecture, design, art, and writing students learn together in the city's most exciting cultural neighborhood, alongside galleries, design studios, and technology companies.
The central resource hub on the lower level of the new building. Rendering courtesy of Studio Gang.
A long-term vision comes to fruition
With the addition of the new Studio Gang-designed building, our multi-year plan becomes a reality. Classrooms and studios for every program are now located together in San Francisco, offering even more cross-over opportunities for the talented artists and designers to learn from faculty—and each other. Our students now live, learn, eat, study, and relax on our residential campus, which includes two dorms, Founders Hall and Blattner Hall.
CCA’s innovative new building in San Francisco extends our main campus, featuring a dynamic, multi-layered hub of indoor-outdoor maker spaces, art studios, and social areas, connected by a terraced landscape offering stunning views and ample space for collaboration and creativity. The new building will offer:
- Abundant shared green spaces
- A continuous indoor-outdoor environment
- Interactive maker yards
- Adaptable spaces to create
- New galleries for exhibitions
- A new lecture hall
- More opportunities for interdisciplinary learning
Double Ground’s top level features open courtyards and green space. Courtesy of Studio Gang and Kilograph.
Sustainability at the forefront
Designed by a team led by award-winning architect Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang, the open, transparent design will connect our programs in exciting new ways. Built with sustainable features and amenities, the lower level of Double Ground includes shops, studios, and labs which open into shared maker yards. The upper level features a park-like atmosphere with green space and places to gather, adjacent to CCA's main campus building.
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July 26, 2024
Swipe to see sketches of ‘Kindergarten’, a collaborative learning tool for preschoolers that uses tangible tangrams, blocks, and beads to teach spatial relationships, spellings, and numbers, respectively. This project was designed by Nehashree Tatavarthi (BFA Interacton Design 2024) and selected for the Deans Spotlight in the 2024 Showcase.
July 23, 2024
Welcome to the neighborhood! Whether you're curious about applying to CCA, or joining us this fall, we just launched a new virtual tour all about CCA's neighborhood. Text TourCCA to 58052 (or click the link in bio) to get started.
July 15, 2024
Aurify, designed by Jiwon Lee (BFA Industrial Design 2024) and selected for the Deans Spotlight in the 2024 Showcase, is a personal wellbeing device designed to replicate the comforting ambiance of familiar environments. With its sleek design and innovative technology, Aurify offers a portable sanctuary wherever you go, helping you feel at ease and balanced amidst life’s transitions and challenges. 👂✨
Aurify not only enhances your environment but also serves as a stylish accent piece in your home or workspace. Aurify’s minimal form is inspired by the smooth, organic shapes found in nature. Compact in size, the device is easy to hold and transport. Each module seamlessly stacks atop the other, creating a sculptural composition that blends effortlessly into any space.
Go to cca.edu/showcase to see more work by our 2024 graduates.
July 11, 2024
The annual CCA Comics Festival at @silversprocket is always an amazing kick off to our MFA in Comics summer residency. Thanks to everyone who came to support our artists and celebrate the future of comics. 💛
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